DEMAND FOR WAITERS & WAITRESSES

Degree of Difficulty Employers Report
Finding Inexperienced and Experienced Workers in this Field*


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Experience Level	Not Difficult	A Little Difficult	Somewhat Difficult	Very Difficult

Alameda	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Butte	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1996	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Golden Sierra	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Imperial	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Madera	1996	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Napa	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Benito	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Diego	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Francisco	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Joaquin	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Luis Obispo	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Mateo	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Clara	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sonoma	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX

*The greater the difficulty employers report finding workers, the easier it is to find a job.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department